Supernova SN2011dq discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: NGC337

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 337. It has received the designation SN2011dq.

The supernova is reported to be a Type II event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 00h59m40s; declination 7°34'S.

The sky on 17 Jul 2024

The sky on 17 July 2024
Sunrise
05:32
Sunset
20:22
Twilight ends
22:22
Twilight begins
03:31


Waxing Gibbous

87%

12 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 07:50 14:44 21:39
Venus 06:31 13:47 21:04
Moon 17:22 21:50 02:13
Mars 01:38 08:51 16:03
Jupiter 02:25 09:49 17:12
Saturn 22:51 04:32 10:13
All times shown in EDT.

Source

The data presented here was taken from the Open Supernova Catalog.

The circumstances of this supernova were calculated using data from the following papers: , 2011CBET.2749....2V, 2017ApJ...835...64G, 2018arXiv180302571S, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2008yCat....1.2024B.

Image credit

Library image; does not depict newly discovered supernova. © Tom Boles

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